Week 1

Friday, February 15, 2013

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Behaviorist theory-Prior knowledge

Friday, February 15, 2013 11:03 AM

This is what I have learned in year 1:

Social learning theory http://www.youtube.co m/watch? v=zerCK0lRjp8

Classical conditioning http://www.youtube.co m/watch? v=FMJJpbRx_O8

Phobias http://www.youtub e.com/watch? v=Xt0ucxOrPQE

Operant conditioning http://www.youtube.co m/watch? v=m6eU5dLR-78

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Teacher centered

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What I want to learn?

Friday, February 15, 2013 11:42 AM

There are many questions flying on my brain about the behaviorist theory. Some of these questions are: Is Pavlov the first pioneer that introduced the behaviorist theory? Are there any other aspects beside the idea of the habit formation? What methods beside the audiolingual method can we use? What words do children imitate and use first? On what should teachers focus more, nouns, verbs or adjectives? Does the seating arrangement matter? What if the students answered the questions incorrectly or repeated the words incorrectly? 8. Can we use technology when applying this theory? How?
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

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What I have learned?

Friday, February 15, 2013 11:42 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNhismExIwU&playnext=1&list=PL64889D0FE9F29DC0 &feature=results_video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffweG557wm0

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Implications
Friday, February 15, 2013 11:43 AM

http://goanimate.com/videos/05LLb0q1FQlo/1

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Innatist theory-Prior knowledge

Friday, February 15, 2013 11:05 AM

Chomsky's...

Krashen's ...

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What I want to learn?

Friday, February 15, 2013 11:47 AM

Questions to think about:

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Do second language learners have access to the universal grammar in the same way as the first language learners? What methods can we use when applying this theory? On what should teachers focus when planning lessons using this theory? Does the seating arrangement matter? Can we use technology when applying this theory? How?

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What I have learned?

Friday, February 15, 2013 11:43 AM

The same access to universal grammar for first and second language

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Friday, February 15, 2013 11:48 AM

Implications

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Interactionist theory-prior knowledge

Saturday, February 16, 2013 6:59 PM

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Piaget's, Vygotskey's & Bruner's thoughts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4cYu1XRuFQ

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What I want to learn?

Friday, February 15, 2013 11:48 AM

I want to know:
1. 2. 3.

What are the aspects of child directed speech?

Are there other pioneers that have put their contributions?

On what should teachers focus when planning lessons using this theory? What resources can the teacher use when applying this theory? What method can teachers use when teaching? Does the seating arrangement matter?
Can we use technology when applying this theory? How?

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5. 6. 7.

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What I have learned?

Friday, February 15, 2013 11:51 AM

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Implications
Friday, February 15, 2013 11:52 AM

http://popplet.com/app/#/801344

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Reflection
Friday, February 15, 2013 11:52 AM

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References
Friday, February 15, 2013 12:44 PM

Berk, L. E. (2003). Child development. (6th ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon. Brown, H. D. (2000). Principles of language teaching and learning. (4th ed.). White Plains: Longman. Chalmers, D. (1996). The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory. New York: Oxford University Press. Ellis, R. (2003). The study of second language acquisition. Oxford: Oxford university press. Freeman, D. E., & Freeman, Y. S. (2011). Between worlds: access to second language acquisition. (3rd ed.). Portsmouth: Heinemann. Lightbown,P. M. & Spada, N. (2004). How languages are learned. (2nd ed.). Oxford: oxford University Press. Lloyd, P. (2005). Psychology. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing. McLeod, S. A. (2007). Behaviorism. Retrieved from http://www.simplypsychology.org/behaviorism.html Machado, J. M. (2010). early childhood experiences in language arts: Early literacy. (9th ed.). Belmont: Wadsworth. Peregoy, S. F., & Boyle, O. F. (2008). Reading, writing, and learning in ESL: A resource book for teaching k-12 English learners. (5th ed.). New York: Pearson education. Rachlin, H. (1991) Introduction to modern behaviorism. (3rd edition.) New York: Freeman. Santrock, J. W. (1998). Child Development. (8th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill. Singleton, D. M. & Ryan, L. (2004). Language Acquisition: The Age Factor. (2nd ed). Trowbridge: Cromwell Press Ltd. Trawick-Smith, J. (2003). Early childhood development. (3rd ed.). Upper Pearson Education. Williams, J. (2007). Theories in second language acquisition: An introduction. New Jersey: Lawrence erlbaum associates. Zuriff, G. E. (1985). Behaviorism: A Conceptual Reconstruction. New York: Columbia University Press. Saddle River:

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Week 2
Friday, February 15, 2013 11:53 AM

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Prior knowledge
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 8:40 AM

My prior knowledge about Krashen's monitor model

http://popplet.com/app/index.php#/815323

I was thinking about how Krashen's hypothesis look like in the classroom and Samar has shared this picture with us which answers my question.

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Examples from my experience

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 8:42 AM

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Implications for the UAE classroom

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 8:42 AM

http://www.flashcardexchange.com/cards/implications-for-the-uaeclassroom-2440967

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Criticism
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 4:52 PM

https://penzu.com/entries

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Evaluation
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 4:52 PM

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References
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 4:54 PM

Binnema, J. (n.d.). A closer look at the Monitor Model and some of its criticism. Retrieved March 1st, 2013, from http://viadrina.euv-frankfurt-o.de/~w3spz/hull/KrashensMonitorModel.html Ellis, R. (1994). The Study of Second Language Acquisition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Gass, S.M. & Schachter, J. (eds.) (1989). Linguistic Perspectives on Second Language Acquisition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Krashen, S. (1981). Second language acquisition and second language learning. Oxford: Pergamon Press. Krashen, S. (1982). Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Krashen, S. (1985). The Input Hypothesis: Issues and Implications. Beverly Hills, CA: Laredo Publishing Company. Larsen-Freeman, D. & Long, M. (1991). An introduction to second language acquisition research. England: Longman. Romeo, K. (2000). Krashen and Terrells Natural Approach. Retrieved Mrach 1st, 2013, from http://www.stanford.edu/~kenro/LAU/ICLangLit/NaturalApproach.htm Schutz, R. (2005). Stephen Krashen's theory of second language acquisition. Retrieved February 27th, 2013, from http://www.sk.com.br/sk-krash.html Widdowson, H.G. (1990). Aspects of Language Teaching. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Wilson, R. (2000). A summary of Stephen Krashen's "Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition". Retrieved February 25th, 2013, from http://www.languageimpact.com/articles/rw/krashenbk.htm

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Week 3
Sunday, March 03, 2013 9:29 PM

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Schumann's Acculturation Model of learning

Monday, March 04, 2013 11:22 AM

A c c u lt u ra t io n m o d e l

Typ e 1 T h e le a r n e r is s o c ia lly in te g ra te d & p sy c h o lo g ic a lly o p e n to t h e ta rg e t la n g u a g e g ro u p

Ty p e 2 L ike t y p e 1 + t h e le a r n e rs s e e t h e ta rg e t la n g u a g e g ro u p a s t h e d e s ire d k in d o f life s t y le a n d v a lu e s

Acculturatio n factors
I faced difficulty in understanding some factors, so I had a discussion with Jamielah, Fatima M & Samar and we discussed each factor briefly referring to the shared documents in edmodo and our course book "Between world".

From my classmates, I heard that there is a difference between acculturation and assimilation, but I have no idea about that.???? I'll ask my colleagues about it and I'll search more. Reem has explain the difference and that's what I understood from her:

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Schumann & Krashen

I understood that from Thuraya's discussion in edmodo

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How this matters to a teacher in the UAE context

Monday, March 04, 2013 3:30 PM

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Cortes' Contextual Interaction Model

Monday, March 04, 2013 3:33 PM

From the name of this method, I guess it's about how to apply contextualized teaching and learning. I need to read about it in order to find out if that's what this model is about. I summarized this model in this mind map referring to Hollins's book "Culture in school learning: revealing the deep meaning" that I found while searching in google books.

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Reflection
Friday, March 08, 2013 10:28 PM

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References
Sunday, March 10, 2013 8:42 PM

Berry, J. W., Poortinga, Y. H., Segall, M. H., & Dasen, P. R. (1992). Cross-cultural psychology: Research and applications. New York: Cambridge University Press. Carla. (n.d.), language learning strategies: strategies for language learning and use and styles and strategy based instruction, University of Minnesota, Retrieved March 5, 2013 from, http://www.carla.umn.edu/maxsa/samples/IG_GoodLangLearner.pdf. Doughty, C. J., & Long, M. H. (Eds.). (2003). The handbook of second. language acquisition. New York: Blackwell. Ellis, R. (1985). Understanding second language acquisition. Oxford: OUP. Farhady, H. (1981). On the plausibility of second language acquisition models. Retrieved March 7, 2013from http://www.eric.ed.gov/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet Hollins, E. R. (2008). Culture in School Learning: Revealing the Deep Meaning. (2nd ed). New York: Routledge. Trawinski, M. (2005). An outline of second language acquisition theories. Krakow: Academic Pedagogic.

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Week 4
Sunday, March 10, 2013 4:47 PM

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Cognitivism in ESL
Sunday, March 10, 2013 8:59 PM

This theory is basically about:

The most important words that are related to cognitivism:

Here are some other words shared via edmodo and were really helpful as keys for remembering the important concepts:

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I read a PDF shared via edmodo and I found these points that refreshed my knowledge which I gained in year one :

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From a post in edmodo I understood that the learning involves moving from controlled processing to automatic processing through practice.

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My question now is "what are the crucial concepts in cognitivism?" This question had been answered in a classroom discussion and here is what I understood:

Automaticity

Central to cognitivism
Plasticity

My next questions were about these two concepts and from the same discussions I got my questions answered by my colleagues and our teacher.

What does automaticity mean? Automaticity involves the rapid processing of information that formerly required long periods of training before the behavior could be efficiently executed with little effort or attention."
Pasted from <http://www.edmodo.com/home> by Mr. Guy

What does plasticity mean? neural plasticity refers to the ability of the human brain to change as a result of one's experience.

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I can see some posts in edmodo about noticing. I asked myself how does it matter? How can we connected to cognitivism. The answers were clearly stated in a PDF shared via edmodo by Amal.

The noticing hypothesis "noticing is the necessary and sufficient condition for converting input into intake

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"Metacognition" is "thinking about thinking" and it involves overseeing whether a cognitive goal has been met.

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Information processing theorists proposed that like a computer, a human mind is a system that processes information through the application of logical rules and strategies. The mind has a limited capacity for the amount and nature of the information it can process.

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Multi-store model of memory BY Atkinson and Shiffrin

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Criticisms
Monday, March 11, 2013 6:04 PM

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Implications
Sunday, March 10, 2013 8:58 PM

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Reflection
Sunday, March 10, 2013 8:57 PM

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References
Sunday, March 10, 2013 8:58 PM

Adams, F., & Aizawa, K. (2010). Causal Theories of Mental Content. Retrieved March, 14, 2013, from Stanford University: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/content-causal/ Anderson, M. (1998). Jerome Bruner. Educational Psychology. Portland, OR: Cortland College. Retrieved March, 12, 2013, from http://facultyweb.cortland.edu/~andersmd/cog/brunder.html Anderson, J. R. (1985). Cognitive psychology and its implications. 2nd Ed. New York: Freeman. Beck, A. T. (1975). Cognitive Therapy and the Emotional Disorders. International Universities Press. Benson, P. (2001) Autonomy in Language Learning. London: Longman. Bruner, J.S. et al. (1956) A Study of Thinking. New Jersey: Wiley. Cognitive Theories of Learning. Retrieved March, 14, 2013 from http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/w/x/wxh139/cognitive_1.htm#major Costall, A. and Still, A. (eds) (1987) Cognitive Psychology in Question. Brighton: Harvester Press Ltd. EduTech Wiki. (2007). Learning theories. Retrieved March, 13, 2013 from http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Learning_theory. Galant, M. (1998). Vygotskys cultural/cognitive theory of development. Educational Psychology. Portland, OR: Cortland College. Retrieved March, 12, 2013, from http://facultyweb.cortland.edu~ANDERSMD/VYG/VYG.HTML Harley, B. et. al., eds. (1990). The Development of Second Language Proficiency. Cambridge: CUP. Richards, J.C. and T.S. Rodgers (1986). Approaches and Methods in Language Learning. Cambridge: CUP. Wallace, B ., Ross, A., Davies, J.B., and Anderson T., (eds) (2007) The Mind, the Body and the World: Psychology after Cognitivism. London: Imprint Academic.

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Week 5
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 4:40 PM

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Connectionism
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 4:44 PM

The name of this theory grabs my attention, so I decided to learn about it. I have too many questions in my mind that I need to answer. Some of these questions are:

Through searching I found these simple notes in this website: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/connectionism/

Dose it connect to cognitivism?

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I have read in a PDF that inputs and outputs are patterns of activation on units representing both form and meaning.

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Pasted from <http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/connectionism/>

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After knowing all these concepts, Amal and I have designed this neural network that shows the process of learning the word 'cat'

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Implications
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 4:44 PM

Amal & I have thought about the implication of this theory and mage this video together. http://goanimate.com/videos/0uKI1AIJ1Ra8?utm_source=linkshare

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Reflection
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 4:44 PM

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References
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 4:45 PM

Aizawa, K. (2004). History of connectionism. In C. Eliasmith (Ed.), Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind. Retrieved March, 24, 2013 from http://philosophy.uwaterloo.ca/MindDict/connectionismhistory.html Bechtel, W. & Abrahamsen, A. (1991). Connectionism and the mind. Blackwell, Oxford. Christiansen, M. H. & Chater, N. (2001). Connectionist psycholinguistics. Westport, CT.: Ablex. Kearsley, G. (n.d.) Connectionism (E. Thorndike). Retrieved March, 19, 2013 from http://tip.psychology.org/thorn.html Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. (connectionism). Retrieved March, 25, 2013 from http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/connectionism/ Von, E. B. (2005). Connectionism and the Propositional Attitudes. New York: Oxford University Press Thorndike, E. (1913). Educational Psychology: The Psychology of Learning. New York: Teachers College Press.

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Week 1
Friday, February 15, 2013 11:04 AM

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Behaviorist
Friday, February 15, 2013 11:03 AM

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Innatist
Friday, February 15, 2013 11:05 AM

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Interactionist
Friday, February 15, 2013 11:05 AM

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